General info

Entity:
Ethiopia
Capital:
Addis Ababa
Population (2009-07-01):
85,237,338 (CIA)
Area:
1,127,127 sq.km.
Country code:
et
Region:
Eastern Africa

Ethiopia

Administrative units

astedader / kililcapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1994-10-11
census
population
2007-05-28
census
source: CSA, Ethiopia.
note: total for 2007 includes several "special enumeration areas" with a total population of 96,570. Afdem & Mulo Special Enumeration 91,261 (of Which Moyale Spec. Enum. 43,241 and Afdem Spec. Enum. 48,020); Meda Welabu Spec. Enum. 4,560; Mulo Spec. Enum. 749.
note: total population size of Affar and that of Country Total includes the estimated population of eight rural kebeles (21,410) in Elidar wereda (Affar Region).
note: total population figures for the Affar and Somali Regions refer to the counted population of the regions as of November 29, 2007.
note: YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch stands for The State of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' (SNNPR).
note: Astedader = administration; kilil = state; semen = north; debub = south; misrak = east; mirab = west.
Addis Ababa AstedaderAddis Ababa5302,100,0312,738,248
Affar KililAysaita96,8481,051,6411,411,092
Amhara KililBahir Dar159,17413,270,89817,214,056
Benishangul-Gumuz KililAsosa49,289460,325670,847
Dire Dawa AstedaderDire Dawa1,213248,549342,827
Gambella KililGambella25,802162,271306,916
Harari KililHarar311130,691183,344
Oromia KililFinfine353,00718,465,44927,158,471
Somali KililJijiga327,0683,144,9634,439,147
Tigray KililMekele50,0793,134,4704,314,456
YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch KililAwassa112,34310,377,02815,042,531
total 1,127,12751,766,23973,918,505

Main cities

namepopulation
1994-07-01
estimate
population
2007-05-28
census
Addis Ababa2,084,5882,738,248
Dire Dawa164,851342,827
Hawassa City69,169259,803
Adama (Nazret)127,842222,035
Bahir Dar96,140220,344
Mekele96,938215,546
Gonder112,249206,987
Harari76,378183,344
Dessie97,314151,094
Jimma88,867120,600
Shasheme..102,062
Bishoftu 73,372100,114
source: CSA, Ethiopia.
note: numbers from the 2007 census are preliminary results.